Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, is one of the largest private residential, research university, established in Massachusetts, USA. There are around 4384 undergraduate and 6510 graduate students (including 115 international students), 1018 faculty members, 5 schools, 1 college, 32 departments and 5 subject libraries related to engineering, economics, humanities and science, music, and arts and architecture consisting of more than 2.9 million books.

Academic Programs

MIT offers 4-year, full-time undergraduate programs in 44 disciplines across its 5 schools. In 1969, the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) was founded to allow students to interact with faculties. The graduate programs of the university offers an all-inclusive doctoral programs with degrees in the humanities, social sciences, the Master of Science (SM), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), and Doctor of Science (ScD) as well as professional degrees like Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Architecture (M.Arch.), Master of City Planning (MCP), Master of Finance (M.Fin.), Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) and many more.

List of Departments And Programs

Aeronautics and Astronautics

Health Sciences and Technology

Anthropology

History

Architecture

Linguistics and Philosophy

Biological Engineering

Literature

Biology

Management

Brain and Cognitive Sciences

Materials Science and Engineering

Business

Mathematics

Chemical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Chemistry

Media Arts and Sciences (Media Lab)

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Music and Theater Arts

Comparative Media Studies

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Computational and Systems Biology

Physics

Computation for Design and Optimization

Political Science

Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences

Science, Technology, and Society

Economics

Urban Studies and Planning

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Writing and Humanistic Studies

Engineering Systems Division

Foreign Languages and Literatures

Rankings

MIT’s School of Engineering ranked 1st in the QS World University Rankings and the Academic Ranking of World Universities (as per the U.S.News & World Report)

International applicants who have completed their secondary school or high school in their respective countries can apply for an undergraduate program at MIT. However, applicants who have enrolled themselves at some other university in USA can apply to MIT as a transfer candidate. For seeking admission to MIT, candidates need to complete their application form properly and appear for some tests including SAT/ACT/TOEFL Shortlisted candidates are called for a face to face interview. International applicants who have studied mathematics, English (4 years compulsory), social studies/history (at least 2 years), physics, chemistry and biology will be given additional preference.

Graduate

The admission procedure for the graduation programs differs from one department to the other. For instance, there are some departments that admit international applicants on the basis of their TOEFL/IELTS scores. Applicants who did not have English as their primary medium of instruction need to appear for the EET test to assess their English language skills.

Scholarships

International applicants willing to apply for loan or scholarship from MIT need to submit the below mentioned documents:

CSS Profile

Wage statement or Income tax returns of parents

CSS Farm/Business supplement

Non custodial parents information

Fee Structure

Undergraduate Summer:

Students enrolling for the summer session : $425/unit; $2550 ( for 6 units), $ 13,480 ( more than 6 units)

Students registering for the SB thesis: $1,685 ( for 3 units)

Off-campus internship programs: $4,720

Spring/Fall

Tuition Fee: $20,230

Students enrolling for the SB thesis: $1,685 ( for 2 units)

Miscellaneous Fees

Application Fee: $75

Activity Fee: $136/per term

Library thesis processing fee for advanced studies: $ 50

Library thesis processing fee for doctoral degrees: $115

Accommodation expenses: $ 11,234

Books and personal expenses: $2764

Graduate

Summer

Tuition fee: $13,480

Off-campus internship programs: $4720

Fall/Spring

Tuition Fee: $20,230.

Doctoral students fee: $1,010 ( for first 3 semesters), $3,035 ( for the remaining semesters)

MIT ranked fourth in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).

The university has an approximate strength of 6152 postgraduates and 4232 undergraduates. Out of this, 2731 are international students.

Events

Dance performances

Cultural programs

International Graduate Orientation

Distance learning

MIT OpenCourseWare is not a distance learning platform. A distance learning mode usually engages the information exchange between students and faculty. However, MIT OCW aims at offering educational information on a broader prospect to the entire world. It offers course outlines, lecture notes, assignments and reading lists.